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Below I have listed the regular Yugas and their sandhis (transitional periods) along with the proposed subyugas that occur within each Yuga. This provides the following scheme.
 

Ascending Dwapara Yuga proper

1900 - 3900 AD

            Satya subyuga              

3100 - 3900 AD

            Treta subyuga               

2500 - 3100 AD

            Dwapara subyuga          

2100 - 2500 AD

            Kali subyuga                  

1900 - 2100 AD

Dwapara Yuga sandhi                    

1700 - 1900 AD

Kali Yuga sandhi                          

1600 - 1700 AD

 Ascending Kali Yuga proper             

600 - 1600 AD

            Satya subyuga             

1200 - 1600 AD

            Treta subyuga                

900 - 1200 AD

            Dwapara subyuga            

700 -   900 AD

            Kali subyuga                  

600 -  700 AD

Ascending Kali Yuga sandhi              

500 -  600 AD

Descending Kali Yuga sandhi            

400 -  500 AD

Descending Kali Yuga proper            

600 BCE -  400 AD

            Kali subyuga                     

300 -   400 AD

            Dwapara subyuga                

100 -   300 AD

            Treta subyuga                 

200 BCE - 100 AD

            Satya subyuga                  

600  -   200 BCE

Kali Yuga sandhi                            

700 -   600 BCE

Dwapara Yuga sandhi                     

900 -   700 BCE

Descending Dwapara Yuga proper        

2900 -   900 BCE

Kali subyuga                       

1100 -   900 BCE

            Dwapara subyuga             

1500 - 1100 BCE

            Treta subyuga                 

2100 - 1500 AD

            Satya subyuga                

2900 - 2100 BCE

Dwapara Yuga sandhi                    

3100 - 2900 BCE

Treta Yuga sandhi                        

3400 - 3100 BCE

 

Descending Treta Yuga proper           

6400 - 3400 BCE

     Kali subyuga                   

3700 - 3400 BCE

            Dwapara subyuga             

4300 - 3700 BCE

            Treta subyuga                 

5200 - 4300 AD

            Satya subyuga                 

6400 - 5200 BCE

 

Treta Yuga sandhi                          

6700 - 6400 BCE

Satya Yuga sandhi                          

7100 - 6700 BCE

 

Descending Satya Yuga proper          

11,100 - 7100 BCE

            Kali subyuga                     

7500 - 7100 BCE

            Dwapara subyuga               

8300 - 7500 BCE

            Treta subyuga                   

9500 - 8300 BCE

            Satya subyuga                 

11,100 - 9500 BCE